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symptom

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Related topics: Illness & disability
symp·tom /ˈsɪmptəm/ ●○○ noun [countableC]  
1  MIsomething wrong with your body or mind which shows that you have a particular illness 症状
symptom of
 Common symptoms of diabetes are weight loss and fatigue.
糖尿病的常见症状是消瘦和疲劳。
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2  SHOW/BE A SIGN OFa sign that a serious problem exists 〔严重问题存在的〕征兆，征候
symptom of
 The disappearance of jobs is a symptom of a deeper socioeconomic change.
工作岗位减少是社会经济发生进一步变化的一个征兆。
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
have symptoms
Many people with the disease have no symptoms.
experience/suffer symptoms
I had suffered mild symptoms of asthma as a child.
show symptoms
The doctor said he showed symptoms of meningitis.
display/exhibit symptoms formal (=show symptoms)
She was displaying symptoms of stress.
cause symptoms
Make a note of which foods cause the symptoms, and which do not.
relieve/alleviate symptoms formal (=make them less severe)
Take aspirin to relieve the symptoms, and keep warm.
symptoms persist formal (=they do not stop)
If the symptoms persist, see your doctor.
symptoms disappear
The symptoms should disappear after a few days.
adjectives
physical symptoms
Depressed people often complain of physical symptoms such as headaches.
severe symptoms
If the baby develops severe symptoms, call 911.
mild symptoms
The damage can be detected by a scan even where there are only mild symptoms.
a common symptom
By far the most common symptom of caffeine withdrawal is headache.
a classic symptom (=a typical symptom)
These are all classic symptoms of hay fever.
withdrawal symptoms (=symptoms you get when you stop taking a substance)
People who try to give up smoking usually get withdrawal symptoms.
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symptom• In his speech the Bishop labelled these crimes as a symptom of society's moral decline.• The tablets help relieve cold symptoms.• At the medical products firm we mentioned earlier, symptoms of denial were rife.• The first symptoms of hepatitis are tiredness, vomiting, and loss of weight.• His symptoms worsened over the next two days and he returned to the nutritionist.• First the doctor asked me to describe my symptoms.• Just knowing that one is participating in a study of the menstrual cycle can increase reports of negative symptoms by 80 percent.• She had no symptoms, except that no monthly showing of blood took place.• Usually, high blood pressure has no symptoms, so many people have it for years without knowing.• The symptoms that he had put up with for 20 years now became a real problem.• At each visit, symptoms and side effects were noted and blood was taken for haematological and biochemical screening tests.
symptom of• The disappearance of jobs is a symptom of a deeper socioeconomic change.• Common symptoms of diabetes are weight loss and fatigue.
Origin symptom
(1500-1600) Latin symptoma, from Greek, “something that happens, symptom”, from sympiptein “to happen”, from syn- ( → SYN-) + piptein “to fall”
symp·tom noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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